PMID- 33643916 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210303 IS - 2234-943X (Print) IS - 2234-943X (Electronic) IS - 2234-943X (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2020 TI - Chaperone Mediated Autophagy Substrates and Components in Cancer. PG - 614677 LID - 10.3389/fonc.2020.614677 [doi] LID - 614677 AB - Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) represents a specific way of lysosomal protein degradation and contrary to macro and microautophagy is independent of vesicles formation. The role of CMA in different physiopathological processes has been studied for several years. In cancer, alterations of the CMA principal components, Hsc70 and Lamp2A protein and mRNA levels, have been described in malignant cells. However, changes in the expression levels of these CMA components are not always associated with changes in CMA activity and their biological significance must be carefully interpreted case by case. The objective of this review is to discuss whether altering the CMA activity, CMA substrates or CMA components is accurate to avoid cancer progression. In particular, this review will discuss about the evidences in which alterations CMA components Lamp2A and Hsc70 are associated or not with changes in CMA activity in different cancer types. This analysis will help to better understand the role of CMA activity in cancer and to elucidate whether CMA can be considered as target for therapeutics. Further, it will help to define whether the attention of the investigation should be focused on Lamp2A and Hsc70 because they can have an independent role in cancer progression beyond of their participation in altered CMA activity. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Rios, Sequeida, Albornoz and Budini. FAU - Rios, Javiera AU - Rios J AD - Molecular and Cellular Pathology Laboratory, Dentistry Faculty, Institute in Dentistry Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Sequeida, Alvaro AU - Sequeida A AD - Molecular and Cellular Pathology Laboratory, Dentistry Faculty, Institute in Dentistry Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Albornoz, Amelina AU - Albornoz A AD - Fundacion Ciencia & Vida, Santiago, Chile. AD - San Sebastian University, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Budini, Mauricio AU - Budini M AD - Molecular and Cellular Pathology Laboratory, Dentistry Faculty, Institute in Dentistry Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. AD - Autophagy Research Center (ARC), Santiago, Chile. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20210212 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Oncol JT - Frontiers in oncology JID - 101568867 PMC - PMC7908825 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CMA OT - autophagy OT - cancer progression OT - oncogenic protein OT - tumor suppressor COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/03/02 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/02 06:01 PMCR- 2020/01/01 CRDT- 2021/03/01 05:38 PHST- 2020/10/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/01 05:38 [entrez] PHST- 2021/03/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/02 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fonc.2020.614677 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Oncol. 2021 Feb 12;10:614677. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.614677. eCollection 2020.